EDITORIAL by Lori Widzinski and Terrence
McCormack
TABLE OF CONTENTS
EDITORIAL by Lori Widzinski and Terrence
McCormack
ASCII version
VIDEOTAPE CATALOGING FORMS FOR REMOTE SITE
CATHERING OF BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATA by Marilyn L. Kercher
Cataloging videotapes can be problematic when title
screens are not easily examined by the cataloger. This study
investigated using students to gather bibliographic data for
constructing cataloging records. Three forms were designed and
investigated. Results showed that the least effective had the
most explanatory instructions. The most effective required
literal transcription of data from the videotape's title screens.
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EDUCATORS' ATTITUDES AND RELATED COPYRIGHT
ISSUES IN EDUCATION: A REVIEW OF SELECTED RESEARCH 1980-1992 by
Mark E. Chase
As technology continues to proliferate and educators
become more familiar with the equipment, the importance of
understanding copyright will escalate. This study examines some
of the literature concerning copyright in education since the
development of the off-air guidelines in 1981. Studies examined
looked at the issues of educators' attitudes, policy formation,
knowledge of the law, and fair-use interpretation.
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MAPPING THE FUTURE WITH THE NEW MEDIA by
Catherine Egan
Describes the development of the Media Alternatives
Project (MAP). A multimedia program designed to introduce
independent film and video into the history classroom.
ASCII version
THE LIBRARIAN STEREOTYPE AND THE MOVIES by
Stephen Walker and V. Lonnie Lawson
It is doubtful the Hollywood created the stereotype of
the so-called "typical" librarian, from the time of the silents
to the present the movies have sustained it and given it dramatic
credence. this study looks at thirty Hollywood movies and the
librarians portrayed in them. The authors discovered that for
both men and women no simple stereotype exists.
ASCII version
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